What a JOY and BLESSING to welcome our special volunteers that God has sent to help with the work at Mission Central! On Saturday the 30th of July! Yes, it was a special day and because of our over 100 volunteers the Lord has blessed the work of HIS Mission Central! On this day a large group of our volunteers…
It was one of those “MIRACLE DAYS” when the Lord sends truly NOT NORMAL people who come at “just the right time”. On July 26th, 2022, we were so blessed to have our dear friends in Christ, Vaughn and Cheryll Davisson all the way from Riverside, Iowa come to visit the Lord’s Mission Central. They drove over for a special…
July 26th, 2022 was a special day here at the Lord’s Mission Central, in that we had such a wonderful group of people from Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. It was a full day tour and meal and missionary presentation from Andrew and Noel Schaff from Taiwan. This family was short on their support and worried about securing support to “keep…
It was one of those truly SPECIAL days that we will never, never forget here at the Lord’s Mission Central!!! The Lord sends special families to come to this MIRACLE PLACE! One of those families came here in November last year all the way from Hanover, Kansas! They didn’t forget their trip here, and our dear friends, Ken and Janice…
What a blessing to welcome our dear missionary teachers, Andrew and Noel Schaff who came to visit Mission Central on July 26th, 2022. For 18 years the Schaff family has served at Concordia Middle School in Taiwan. What a special family, and at their calling, they are able to tell all of their students about our Savior Jesus. Yes, there…
It was one of our busiest days of the year with 3 missionaries here to report on their work in the Dominican Republic, Latvia and Kenya, but early in the morning a special family came, and they did not have a lot of time, but they come from Illinois and Iowa. Sisters that needed to see what the Lord had…
What a blessing to receive these special pictures from our long, long time volunteer helpers here at the Lord’s Mission Central, Darwin and Sharon Hamann from Anthon, Iowa! They have been involved with the Lord’s work at Mission Central for over 25 years! The interest in missions is handed to their son, Lance Hamann, elder of the church who was…
Yes, it was one of those very special days that we will long remember here at the Lord’s Mission Central. On July 23rd, 2022, we had the honor and privilege of welcoming not one, but THREE wonderful missionaries from around the world! Here you see seated from left to right Rev. Jerry Lawson, Alexander and Patty from Riga, Latvia, and…
Here at Mission Central we have the privilege of welcoming some of the most important people in the entire world! Yes, our dear missionaries from around the world come to this MIRACLE place to share what God is doing in the world. On July 23rd, 2022, we had the privilege of welcoming the Honorable Missionaries from the Matongo Seminary in…
What an absolute blessing to welcome Rev. Jerry Lawson, his dear wife Patty and their super star son, Missionary Alexander Lawson from Riga, Latvia on July 23rd, 2022. Here you see this special family in the Ministry Center at the world-famous Mission Central. They gave a wonderful presentation of the work that Rev. Lawson and his family have been called…
What a blessing to welcome Rev. Johnathan and Cheryl Naumann from the Dominican Republic for their very first visit to Mission Central on July 23rd, 2022! Rev. Naumann and his wife are doing EXCELLENT work at their calling in this land of darkness. Here you see this special couple at Mission Central, and attached is a photo of what Rev….
When a group of folks from the area of Grand Island and Juniata, Nebraska and several other towns in that area are willing to come and visit the Lord’s Mission Central on a Thursday, they have to be special NOT NORMAL people! That was the case on July 14th, 2022, when this special group traveled all the way from their…
Many years ago the friendship of Rev. Gordon Bruce and Old Missionary Gary was firmly established at Zion Lutheran Church at Pierce, Nebraska! Immediately it was obvious that this congregation was truly NOT NORMAL. They had such a love for the Lord’s mission work, starting with their school, their members and the leadership of this special congregation. On Tuesday the…
We have amazing MIRACLES happen here at the Lord’s Mission Central! That certainly was the case on Saturday the 9th of July when the Lord sent not one, but THREE missionaries to report on their work at their callings. Yes, Barbara Rebentisch from Taiwan came to report on her important work in this land of darkness. Barb is such a HUGE…
What a blessing to welcome Missionary Rebecca Bartelt from Lincoln, Nebraska on July 5th, 2022. Becky has accepted the appointment as a special missionary to Taiwan and will be traveling in the mid-west region telling her story and asking for prayers and support for this new calling. She has been teaching at Lincoln Lutheran High School and using her musical…
What a special blessing to welcome a wonderful group of VERY NOT NORMAL PEOPLE from Our Savior Lutheran Church in Norfolk, Nebraska. It was indeed a “first time visit” for some of this special group from Our Savior Lutheran. Here you can see some of the people that arrived on the “Forklift” express. Because of the size of the group…
How is it possible to have a tour group at Mission Central for a full tour on the 23rd of June and then be able to speak at Scottsbluff, Nebraska and Gehring, Nebraska??? Why that’s right by the Colorado Boarder….that’s not possible! Yes, with God, all things are possible and HE calls special people at “just the right time” to make things…
That’s an interesting verse from Isaiah! What does that mean? Here at the Lord’s Mission Central we fully and completely understand that very verse in the Old Testament! Here at this MIRACLE PLACE we get to see amazing things and have amazing NOT NORMAL people come here! Yes, on Saturday the 25th of June we had a wonderful gathering…
It was one of those special days that we will long, long, remember. God blessed us here at the Lord’s Mission Central on Saturday the 25th of June in such a special way! We were so honored to have a group of VERY NOT NORMAL PEOPLE come to hear a first hand, live report from the Honorable Missionaries all the way…
The Lord truly sends special people here to HIS Mission Central at just the right time. Many years ago the Lord led Old Missionary Gary to go to Holdredge, Nebraska where he had the “divine intervention” event to meet two very, very, very, very NOT NORMAL people. God can always put the right people at the right place at “just…
What a blessing to welcome special guests from all over the territory. Yes, on June 21st, 2022 to had some very special friends that came to visit. In the picture you will see some special people. Old Missionary Gary has special friends from all over the world that come here. Yes, in the picture of these special people you will…
It was an amazing JOY to welcome a special NOT NORMAL pastor and his dear wife who drove all the way from West Fargo, North Dakota to come and visit the Miracle of a place in the middle of nowhere. Yes, the Honorable Missionary Pastor C. H. Jahnke and his dear wife Susan came for a special tour of Mission…
Many people ask how we are able to take care of feeding all the groups of people that come to visit Mission Central for their full day tours?? It is possible because God “calls” the right help at just the right time. On June 18th, 2022 we had such an excellent group of folks from Boone, Carroll and Council Bluffs,…
It was truly one of those special days on June 18th, 2022. We were so blessed to have Dr. Steve Oliver and his son Gary come to visit Mission Central and stay for 6 days! On Saturday the 18th, we were so blessed to have the congregation from Timothy Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa come for a day…
More and more grandparents are bringing their grandchildren to the Miracle Place called MISSION CENTRAL. What a blessing to welcome Dr. Bob Dunker and his wife Jan from Boone, Iowa! Yes, Dr. Dunker was the long time president of Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, Iowa, where Missionary Gary worked with Bob for over 20 years! Bob and…
It takes a lot of work and sweat to keep things up and looking neat at the Lord’s Mission Central! This week we had some extra help, and young missionary Gary Oliver from Taiwan came and was willing to help with the yard work. Here you see Gary working with a large load of grass clippings that he and his…
It was truly a special day on June 17th, 2022, when our long, long, long time friends Igor and Kathy Skrastins came for a visit to Mission Central. Yes, these dear friends came all the way from Peyton, Colorado to visit their old Friend Missionary Gary. We first met at Trinity Lutheran School at Madison, Nebraska over 20 years ago,…
On June 15th, 2022, we had some very, very special new friends come all the way from Stillwater, Minnesota, being Vern and Cathryn Hollman and Karen Richards from Charles City, Iowa. These dear friends had never been to Mission Central, and they wanted to come and see this MIRACLE PLACE. They had relatives, being Arnie Hibbing from Paullina, Iowa that…
The Lord Jesus said, “And, I’ll make you fishers of men!” Well, things haven’t changed much over all these years! Pastors are truly “fishers of men” as the Lord indicated, however, there are also fishers of fish yet in the world today. Here in Iowa we still have pastors that love to fish for fish as well as fishing for…
It is such a blessing have special NOT NORMAL friends come from Nebraska and on June 10th, 2022 we were blessed to have Grandpa Steve and Grandma Judy Strate come all the way from Pleasanton, Nebraska and bring their son Caleb and his wife Julie Strate to Mission Central….but it was all about a special day for the grandchildren, Wyatt,…
The daughter of the owners of the farm where Mission Central is located, came back to “see the old home place”. Sharon Tierney of Mapleton, Iowa and her daughter Chris came out to Mission Central on June 2nd, 2022, for a special visit to see where Sharon grew up and where Chris got to see her grandpa and grandma, Lawernce…
It was such a blessing and surprise to have Rev. Bob and Liz Anderson from Custer, South Dakota stop for a tour and visit at Mission Central on June 2nd, 2022. Missionary Gary did NOT have anything scheduled and it was supposed to happen that these dear new friends were supposed to stop! These folks did not have an appointment,…
We have real miracles happen here at the Lord’s Mission Central, and people who are normal call these happenings “luck or coincidences”…but we know that the Lord has the right people at the right place at “just the right time”. Here at Mission Central we MUST HAVE INTERNET SERVICE, as we have hundreds of e-mails to answer from our missionaries…
Yes, what an amazing day that brought people from all over the entire Mid-West to a place in the middle of nowhere! On May 26th, 2022, we were so honored to have the World-Famous Dr. Dale A. Meyer come and presented a 2 hour Bible Study in our Ministry Central from 3:00PM to 5:00PM…to a group of 120 people! Then…
On May 26th, 2022 at the Special Ascension Service at Mission Central, we were so honored to welcome President Rev. Steve Turner of Iowa District West, President Rev. Rich Snow of the Nebraska District, and also, President Scott Sailor of the South Dakota District, our District presidents of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. What an honor to have these special friends…
Wednesday the 25th of May was one of those special days that we will never, never forget! Our dear friends from the congregations at Pleasanton, Hazard and Ravenna, Nebraska chartered a motor coach and came to spend the day at the world-famous Mission Central. Rev. Russell Bonine and Rev. Dean A. Hanson we on board to bring a wonderful…
On Tuesday the 24th day of May a wonderful group of 3rd and 4th graders from the Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran School got on the school bus and headed to the world-famous Mission Central. Little did this group realize what they were “getting into” and they were not aware of what the Lord has done in this MIRACLE PLACE! The entire group of…
It was a special day on May 14th, 2022, when people came from all over Iowa and Nebraska to see Rev. Adam Lehman and his dear family come all the way from their calling in Puerto Rico. Yes, we were shocked and amazed at the excellent turn out when this dear family presented at Mission Central for a special tour…
A special friend of mine sent a picture of the flag that she saw and look at what the sun created on our dear flag? Also, always remember our miracle picture here at the Lord’s Mission Central, when the cross appeared to the right of the sign….and it was a light pole with a terrace with grass growing in the…
One of the main executives from the International Center of the LCMS in St. Louis, Missouri, Executive the Honorable Kendall Cortright, of the Office of International Missions came for a special two day visit to the NOT NORMAL Lord’s Mission Central. It was an honor and great privilege to welcome this special co-worker for the mission of the Lord Jesus,…
It was truly a special honor to welcome Missionaries Gary and Sue Kessler to visit the world-famous Lord’s Mission Central on May 9th and 10th, 2022. Gary will be a missionary “construction engineer” and Sue will be teaching so many little children about our Savior Jesus in the country of Belize. We have had the honor of seeing a new Lutheran…
What a blessing to have the privilege and honor of welcoming to Mission Central the amazing NOT NORMAL the Honorable Jerry Mays, whom the Lord has called to have the privilege of teaching at the Seminary in Tanzania East Africa. Yes, Jerry will be helping to teach in so many ways, with his music ability and his gift of teaching…
What an honor and blessing to welcome the Honorable Missionary Mark Winterstein, whom the Lord has called to go to Leipzig, Germany and Mark will be able to reach out to the millions of refugees who are pouring into the Germany from the Middle East. These refugees nearly ALL speak a language which is called Farsi and Mark is gifted…
It was a special two days at the Lord’s Mission Central. Yes, the 3 executive workers from Mission Advancement arrived here at Mission Central and what a blessing to have these co-workers visit this NOT NORMAL place. Here you see from left to right, Chandra Thurman, Julie Loring, and Brianne Gerzevske. These special ladies are such great c0-workers for our…
On May 9th and 10th, we had the honor and privilege of welcoming our newest missionary family called to serve the Lord Jesus in Riga, Latvia, where Rev. Quintin Cundiff will be teaching at our new seminary in the city of Riga, Latvia. This family will be teaching students to start new congregations and establish Bible Studies and teaching locations throughout…
Yes, miracles keep right on happening at the Lord’s Mission Central. What a JOY to welcome staff, missionaries and special co-workers from the Office of International Missions and the Advancement Department from our LCMS Office in St. Louis, Missouri. This group of truly NOT NORMAL people arrived on Monday afternoon the 9th of May and what a joy to provide them…
Each year in April and September, the Lord calls a special group of people. This group for years has come to do the cleaning in the barn museum. It is such a blessing to have them come, and this year it was planned for May 3rd, 2022. Yes, after the crazy virus stuff, they were able to come and clean…
MISSIONARIES PAT AND RUTH NICOLAUS ARRIVE AT MISSION CENTRAL The Lord sends special people “at just the right time”….what a JOY to have the privilege of knowing our special Volunteer Directors of our Cleaning Crew at the Lord’s Mission Central. Yes, for years Pat and her daughter Ruth Nicolaus have headed up our Volunteer Cleaning Team at Mission Central. Twice…
It all started over 20 years ago in the basement of St. John Lutheran Church in Honey Creek, Iowa in the country. A group of truly “Not Normal” people were kind enough to gather and hear a young missionary who was just starting, to tell of the work of the Lord’s Missionaries in the LCMS. Yes, there were Paul and…
Ascension Service May 26th and a supper before! Ascension Day service at Mission Central is coming up on May 26th. Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig will be purchasing food and supplies for a supper to be held at 5:00 pm immediately before the Ascension Day Service for local congregations. We hope that God’s people will be strengthened in faith and…
